2017 International Opal Jewellery Design Awards

Prestige Professional Jeweller Award 

Winner: Vick Nackashian “Starring Bulla Bulla”.

Highly Commended: Tony & Kathy Simon “Rainbow Serpent”; Jin Ling Li Öcean Life; Patrick Kissling, Brigitte Hammermeister & Dean Walker Ötback Aurora”; Justine Buckley “The Pearls of the Earth”.

 

Designer Wear for Men Award

Winner: Miroslav Schulz “Southern Cross”.

Highly Commended: Ian McCarthur Ürban Armour”.

 

Fantasy Award

Winner: Dean Walker Ïnvisable Dragon”.

Highly Commended: Ian McCarthur “My Steam Punk Fantasy”; Ok Jin Jong “Long Time Ago”; Paul Sedawie “Delicate Delight”; Sally Patel Emporer’s Pride”.

 

 Alf White Memorial Award – Non-Professional Day Wear

Winner: Sonia Pallatt “Murriyan”.

Highly Commended: Cybele De Lemos “Captured”.

 

 Alf White Memorial Award – Non-Professional Evening Wear

Jewellery Hand Sketches Award

Winner: Jennifer Rowlands “Last Dance”.

Highly Commended: Hui Carman Kai Man “Palm”; Sun Pe Wei “The Milky Way on South”; Ju hui Jong “Snowy Night”; Yeh Han Lim Ïceberg”.

 

Carving Non-Professional Abstract Award

Winner: David Valenti “Purple Haze”.

Highly Commended: Hanna Deisenberger “Little Treasure”; Katerina Zimmer “Melting”.

Carving Non-Professional Figurative Award

Winner: Katerina Zimmer “Grapes”.

Highly Commended: David Valenti “Roman Bird Leaf”.